The Political Cartoons of C.D. Batchelor

Posted by CHARLOTTE LAZOR, Community Contributor

Posted by CHARLOTTE LAZOR, Community Contributor

Community Contributor CHARLOTTE LAZOR

DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS:The Political Cartoons of C.D. Batchelor Viewed by millions daily, in The New York Daily News and syndicated in 1,000 newspapers across the country the work of C.D. Batchelor, was thought provoking and challenged the reader to draw his own conclusions. Batchelor was hired by The New York Daily News in 1931 and his strong, graphic cartoons filled the upper-right columns of the editorial page, seven days a week for the next twenty-five years. He was the first political cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and by 1947 his work was circulated to nearly three million readers.Funded in part by a grant from the Connecticut Humanities, the Deep River Historical Society invites you to step into his world, view a collection of his work that spanned 40 of the most turbulent years in U.S. history. The exhibit will be open at the Stone House of the Deep River Historical Society at 245 Main Street, Deep River on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4 pm through the months of July and August. On June 6th a special opening day event will include the rare opportunity to tour the historic 18th century Deep River home of Batchelor. Tickets for this event are $15.00 and are limited given the capacity of the house. Please contact Rhonda Forristall via email rcforristall@gmail.com or 860-526-5086 to get more information about times and availability of tickets for this day.

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